The Environment as Hazard
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ISBN-13:
9780898621594
Veröffentl:
1993
Erscheinungsdatum:
09.04.1993
Seiten:
290
Autor:
Ian Burton
Gewicht:
426 g
Format:
229x153x19 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The disastrous effects of natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods, and hurricanes are often called Acts of God.' Challenging that view, the long-awaited second edition of this now classic work depicts natural hazards as extreme events in nature that are made even more dangerous by the acts or the neglect of people. Since the beginning of the 20th century, the toll on society resulting from such environmental episodes has changed significantly in several waysm-while fatalities from major events have decreased, the number of reported events causing 100 or more deaths, as well as the extent of property damage, has risen steadily. Providing a framework for examining what accounts for these overall trends, THE ENVIRONMENT AS HAZARD offers an understanding of how people around the world deal with fluctuations in the local natural systems of air, water, and terrain.
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